WARBANDS

By Tommy "Punk" Fransson

What do I base my points on when I make a Warband list? I take the points value from an Armybook and deduct the value of any equipment such as light armour or extra weapons. Then I multiply the points by 4 or 5 and look at the existing warbands in WD 225 to make sure I don't have a model with better characteristics but with lower or equal cost. A leader is 10-12 times the cost of the basic WFB model and have WS, BS, I and LD +1. When I have a rough sketch of the points I playtest them to see if they can be exploited or if they are too expensive. Special rules are valued on how effective they are. The points are modified alot, especially with new warbands that have no corresponding models or statline in WD 225. Basically 1 point of characterstic is worth 3-5 GC or points.

However special abilities are hard to calculate correctly. When I designed the Undead Warband lists I had problems with how the psyhology rules worked and if magic would be used. So I wrote my own rules, worked out a new psychology section and adjusted my magic system. If you are using these rules the Undead list is balanced, if not it may be either overpriced or unerpriced depending on how you play the game.

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